Re: IML: How to take apart '67 hood ornament?

["georgelaurie" <georgelaurie@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim and all interested in the 67 Emblem, Reproducing Quality Lenses and
Emblems is a very Time Consuming thing, but you only get out what you but
in, so unless the time is put into Restoring the Basic Emblem/Lens before
moulding you just get a copy of the Original Sad Part. Internal cracks are
Very hard to repair/Hide becaus the inside always has the Figures-Lines or
whatever, so it is near Impossible to work in there and not compromise it.
The outerside is a differant story of course, and all I can say is that My
lenses and Emblems go out with a Mirror Finish on them, and until you have
that Mirror Finish on the outside you just will not ever see the full effect
of the Emblem as it is meant to be seen. If anyone has an Emblem to send me
I will start work on the project, but of course the better it original is to
start with the better for me to work with, the quicker it gets done, please
email me of line georgelaurie@xxxxxxxxxxx  if you would like to send an
emblem, regards George.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Klein" <iml@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 1:36 AM
Subject: Re: IML: How to take apart '67 hood ornament?


>
> George Laurie said:
> >Hello all, if one of you guys have a half decent one to send me I would
> >reproduce them, and you know MY parts are of the Highest Quality, so has
> >anyone got a spare?  regards George.
> >georgelaurie@xxxxxxxxxxx
>
> In the post that started this thread, I said I wasn't overly
> impressed with the workmanship of the reproduction '67 hood ornament
> that I bought from Emblemagic.  I said that because it has scratches
> -- in particular one big vertical one from top to bottom on the front
> side, plus some smaller ones here and there.  And they're fairly deep
> -- I can feel them when I run my fingernail over the surface, and I
> don't think they'd disappear with a simple buffing.
>
> But on further reflection, I don't think the scratches are because of
> faulty workmanship -- I think they're the result of defects in the
> original hood ornament from which Emblemagic made their mold.  The
> eagle logo inside the ornament looks great, and in fact the whole
> reproduction is FAR better than any original '67 hood ornament that
> I've ever seen available for any price.  Even that big vertical
> scratch is pretty much invisible unless you look very closely.  So it
> was worth the money and the wait.
>
> Having said that, I'll bet a better reproduction could be made.  The
> insert for the '67 hood ornament appears to be essentially a simple
> dome shape (actually two of them).  I don't know anything about
> making molds and such, but it seems to me that maybe someone who's
> good at that stuff could just fabricate a mold of that shape rather
> than taking an impression of an actual hood ornament?
>
> Anyway, George, I'd love to see you take on the project, but in my
> experience, '67 hood ornaments in suitable condition for making a
> mold simply don't exist anymore. :-(
>
> Tim Klein
> '67 Crown 4DHT
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